Entries for April 2022

1. HB1823: Suicide Bill is Dead
2. Beginning Sunday real estate transactions must disclose sea level risk
3. 42% of Private Sector Working Remotely as of August, 2021
4. Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted April 29, 2022
5. HART Releases Latest Attempt at ‘Recovery Plan’ -- Nine More Years to Civic Center, Cost $10B
6. UH To Lose Responsibility For Mauna Kea Under Compromise Bill
7. Hawaii Lawmakers Agree On Raising The Minimum Wage
8. Hawaii tax refund bill finalized at $300 per person earning under $100K
9. Hawaii Education Board Narrows Down Finalists For Superintendent Position
10. Despite indictment in Kealoha probe, BWS board member declines to step down
11. Nobody is paying attention to BWS Call for 10% Water Reduction

1. HB1434 'Dangerous' -- Eminent Domain Property Seizures
2. Feds move to protect deadliest shark
3. All State Court Public Cases Now Available For E-filing
4. Survey: 62 Percent of Economists Oppose $15 Federal Minimum Wage
5. Mauna Kea: Please Defer HB2024 
6. Ben Cayetano: I never knew any Hawaiians who were ‘Beaten for Speaking Hawaiian’
7. Criminal Al Hee Welds Locks Shut -- Thousands Of Hawaiians Could Lose Phone And Internet Service
8. Kai Kahele to Retire from Congress, Launch Joke Gubernatorial Candidacy
9. Lawmakers delay Mauna Kea decision
10. Legislative conflicts put Hawaii Tourism Authority funding at risk
11. Maui Council Committee Approves Property Tax Hikes
12. Hawaii County Council members to discuss giving a $250 offset to qualifying homeowners
13. State DHS Illegally taking social security survivor benefits from foster kids
14. Suspect charged for hindering prosecution in 2-year-old Kytana Ancog case asks to be released
15. 100 Homeless Fly Here Each Month

​Mauna Kea: Please Defer HB2024

1. Senate and House Money Committees Approve State Budget Bill
2. Visitor Arrivals Reach 85% of March 2019 Level
3. CD2: Retreads and Has-Beens Line Up
4. Inside The ‘Frantic’ Push To Shorten Rail And Keep Its Federal Funding
5. HB1567: Legislators Agree on Plan to let Lots and Lots of Criminals Back out on Streets
6. HPD Officers Involved In Makaha Crash Want Public-Paid Attorneys
7. ‘Huge Success’ Maui hospital system reducing reliance on funds from government

1. Laughed out of Hawaii, Kahele Slinks Back to Washington, DC
2. $328M: After 23 years of Judicial Stalling, State Settles DHHL Suit
3. DLNR Launches Environmental Stewardship Dashboard
4. How the Jones Act transfers critical industry and jobs overseas
5. Full Text: Conference Committee Issues Proposed Draft to Create Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority
6. Blangiardi signs Bill 41 outlawing some Short Term Rentals
7. Six Year Coverup to End?  Hawaii Supreme Court: State Must Release ‘Explosive’ 2016 Report On Former State Auditor Jan Yamane
8. Tokuda ducks out of lieutenant governor’s race, announces run for Congress instead
9. Search for Hawaii public schools superintendent is down to 7 candidates
10. Pandemic modeling group: Daily COVID case count in Hawaii likely 7 times official figure  
11. Crime Wave caused by HGEA Probation Officers COVID stand down
12. Water bills to increase 19%

1. Vacation rental ban won’t solve Hawaii housing crisis
2. Chief Justice Seeks Public Comment on Judicial Nominees
3. Teacher pay bills head to conference committees
4. Secretive Contract Negotiations give most Hawaii public union workers pay raises
5. Proposal for $300 tax rebate languishes in Conference Committee
6. Property Tax Rate Hikes for Maui?
7. Another HPD commander prepares to leave as search for police chief drags on
8. Rare sex trafficking conviction for Oahu--Pimp Probably will be released by Hawaii Paroling Authority next Year
9. More Homeless Mayhem: Feces, Needles and a Corpse at Kapolei Regional Park
10. Sovereignty Scammer Mahealani Ventura sent back to prison for another year

1. Honolulu 5th Lowest Small Business Growth
2. Expand NATO to Hawaii
3. Hawaii’s oil-dependent economy is being battered by Russia’s war
4. Some approved Hawaii legislative bills have already become law
5. Resolution: Hawaii DoE banned Hawaiian Language Until 1986
6. Experts say pandemic had an impact in the increase of child abuse
7. Homelessness up on Hawaii Island; 1 in 3 unsheltered individuals considered ‘chronically homeless’
8. From Mexico, China: How hard drugs get to Kauaʻi

1. OHA LLCs Funnel Dollars to COO, Individuals, Lawfirm
2. Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
3. Swimming in money, legislators could easily add to debt burden
4. Stealth Taxes in 2022
5. 290 Candidates Pull Papers 
6. UHERO: Astronomy impact on Hawaiʻi even greater with ‘spillover’ effects
7. Hubris and self-destruction: Kai Kahele Campaign Dead on Arrival
8. HART Board Illegally Excludes Iwasa from Secretive ‘Executive’ Sessions
9. All Fake: Hawaii lawmakers refuse to pass even a watered down pretend-ban on campaign contributions during legislative sessions
10. Common Cause presses for transparency, accountability by elected and government leaders
11. Corruption prosecutions didn’t start with the Kealoha case
12. Sovereignty Mortgage Scammer could face additional prison time
13. DOBOR Project Accidentally Ends Sea Level Rise--But Eco-Priest Pushes Back Against Unfaithful

1. Kaimuki HS Grad Pleads Guilty to Trumpster Fraud
2. ‘Deliberative process’ loophole would encourage secrecy
3. City celebrates Earth Day by releasing 2022 Annual Sustainability Report
4. HART Votes to Stop Rail at ‘Civic Center’ -- still no ‘Recovery Plan’
5. Feds Agree To Stop Fighting Order To Drain Red Hill
6. UH Budget Violates State Constitution, Federal Law
7. Lawsuit After Maui Council Slow-Walks Bill on licensing requirements for electric gun sellers

1. Crichton: Environmentalism is a religion
2. Ira Einhorn, Earth Day's Dirty Secret
3. Victims' rights events set for Oahu, Maui 
4. Economic report ranks Hawaii in bottom 10
5. Alleged Sovereignty Hitman Threatened Josh Green, Mayor Blangiardi
6. Drunk With Power: Will Your Representative Vote to Let Sharon Har Off Hook?
7. Ex-Con, Drug Dealer to be Fined for Saving North Shore beachfront Home? 
8. BOE OKs requests to reduce class time: More than 200 noninstructional days authorized statewide
9. Spying on You: State to use facial recognition at Honolulu Airport for international visitors
10. Biden Nominates Kahele Staffer To Lead US Marshals Office In Hawaii--Was Banned from Kauai PD Employment
11. Isabella Kalua’s Death Has Yet To Trigger A Clear Plan To Bolster Child Protection
12. Council Budget Committee advances tax cut for hotel-based short-term rentals

1. Jury Convicts Katherine Kealoha's Drug-Dealing Brother
2. Victims' rights candlelight vigil set for April 27 in Wailuku
3. Video: 175 Junk Cars being Removed from DLNR Land on Maui
4. Water to be Restored to Five Molokai Streams
5. How Much Food Costs in Hawaii, Compared to the Nation
6. Attorney: Kahele threatened to kill ex-wife
7. Commission Recommends Prosecution In Falsified Campaign Donations Case
8. Hawaii state Rep. Sharon Har skirts question about why she went out during COVID-19
9. Why Give OHA More Money Without Settlement of Ceded Lands Claim?
10. All Fake: Gas tax cut stalls at council
11. $50K State tax bill from federal relief funds shocks some local businesses
12. Two Honolulu Police Officers Arrested On Abuse Allegations In Recent Days
13. SHOPO Blocking Police Reform Ballot Initiatives
14. HECO to Shutter Plant Providing 20% of Oahu Electricity
15. Positive COVID-19 tests on the rise as Hawaii’s free testing program comes to an end
16. City officials raise concerns as individuals travel to Hawaii for homeless shelters

1. Ethics Complaint Nails Kahele
2. Hawaii Banks Charging More Than Payday Lenders for Small Loans
3. 86% Of Renters Can’t Afford to Buy Home in Honolulu
4. Track Your Ballot: Ballottrax Service Launched in Hawaii
5. The cost of “excess inflation” in Hawaii
6. Former Maui Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Child Enticement Charge
7. FBI Arrests Miske Witness After Waianae Harbor Confrontation with Sovereignty Group
8. 62.3% of  Hawaii Middle school students fall one grade below--40% of High Need Students are Chronic Absentee
9. HART May Not Get Federal Extension Without Another Tax Hike
10. The ‘Lost Tower’: Why Howard Hughes Has A Love-Hate Relationship With Rail
11. For Hawaii Democrats, the Sky’s the Limit
12. HB2399 Massive tax Increase on Product Packaging Materials
13. Senate accused of ‘punitive’ funding plan for University of Hawaii
14. Breakdown on Kauai Council Races
15. Hawaii County Council Rejects Effort to Limit Business Property Tax Assessment Growth
16. Big, Big News: 54 Time Loser May Actually Get 5 Year Sentence!

1. SB2070: $50M for ‘thinly veiled scam’?
2. Maui’s Automated Planning and Permitting System is LIVE
3. Court Order: Masks not Required in Airports or on Bus
4. HGEA Extortion: Salary Commission Hostages Include Council members, mayor and department heads
5. Kahele Fundraising Drops off Sharply
6. City Council Chair Waters Eyes Run For Congress
7. Working class tax credit still alive
8. Hawaii officials pursue stronger deterrents for illegal game rooms
9. Blangiardi Will Sign Short-Term Rental Bill Into Law
10. Closing arguments to begin in trial of prominent doctor accused of drug crimes

1. Hawaii's Best & Worst Small Cities to Start a Business
2. High Tax Hawaii 43rd in Economic Growth
3. Joke of the Congress Kai Kahele helps Republicans Abolish Pelosi’s Proxy Voting Rule
4. Referendum needed for Captain Cook name proposal
5. DLNR: If you save your home we will use fines to take it away from you
6. Hawaii County Building Permits Wait for Months
7. NIMBY Vs YIMBY: Should Hawaii Make It Easier To Build Affordable Housing?
8. Corps of Engineers Exploits Public Meetings to Sell Ala Wai Canal Boondoggle
9. SB2021: Legislators to Give OHA $31M?
10. Wholesale Inflation Bites Hawaii Businesses
11. HB2405: Your Insurance will go up to pay for Sex Change Surgery and Hormones
12. Three Years:  HPA Releases Lifelong Criminal who Shot Woman in Face, Ran from Cops
13. More Homeless Mayhem: Probation ordered for man who threw pole at officer during arrest  

1. Will Legislators loan $50M to a drunken rave promoter?
2. UHERO is my new housing policy hero
3. Once Upon a Rebate
4. ‘Perception of Payoff’ How Choy Got Kauai Waste Treatment Contract
5. Ikaika Anderson’s Honolulu City Council resignation raises questions in lieutenant governor race
6. Legislators Set up Two Bills to Test Strength of Gut-And-Replace Ban?
7. A List of Big Ticket Items Before the Legislature
8. COVID cases likely three times more than reported
9. Honolulu Police Commission hits snooze button on picking new chief
10. Extra food stamp benefits extended to end of May
11. Global Warning is a Natural Process Which Increases CO2 in the Atmosphere, not the other way around--Here’s How

1. 272 Candidates Pull Papers
2. National Community Survey of Honolulu Residents
3. Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
4. Indicted Caldwell Cronies Don’t Want To Face A Jury
5. Hawaii Sheriffs Trainer Pleads Not Guilty To Criminal Charges
6. Welders Fix Frogs--HART Left with only 90 days to come up with another excuse to avoid launching rail service
7. Hawaii ranks as the bottom state with a change in small business employment from 2020 to 2021 at -13.5%

1. Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
2. Hawaii Unemployment 4.1% for March
3. Unemployment Bounceback? Hawaii Ranks 50th
4. How Much it Costs to House a Family of 4 in Hawaii
5. Documents Show US Rep. Kai Kahele Has A Special Deal With Hawaiian Airlines
6. Billing Dispute: Prosecutor Looks at Kaneshiro-era Sex Abuse Treatment Center Invoices
7. Legislative Workgroup to Plan Steps to Legalize Psychotic Mushrooms
8. Violent crime is underreported on HPD's crime mapping page
9. How A Killer Walks Free: HPA Shows the Way

1. VIDEO: Measuring the Burden of Housing Regulation in Hawaii
2. BWS Water Shortage Could Kill Aloha Stadium Boondoggle
3. Will Rep Sharon Har Face Any Discipline After DUI arrest?
4. Lawmakers Blast System That Released Kapolei Homicide Suspect
5. After Multiple Arrests, Homeless Drug Addict Finally Gets Jail After Allegedly Lighting Man’s Shirt on Fire
6. SB 775 is example of bad ‘gut and replace’ move
7. After hours of debate, Council approves ban on short-term vacation rentals outside of resort areas
8. HR104/HCR108: Don’t add burdens to state’s affordable housing tax credits
9. Election Screwups Begin: Kauai Election notification remailing planned
10. Restaurants can’t find good alternate to polystyrene
11. Nonprofit seeks to address shortage of preschool spots with free home-based pilot

1. State Response to COVID: Hawaii Ranks 39th 
2. Honolulu Population Down 1.2% in Year
3. 'Sustainability' -- HECO Plans to Close Largest and Cheapest Electricity Plant in September
4. Ige Announces $276M CIP
5. People are dying on the neighbor islands at a greater rate than they are on Oahu, "of things that they don't die of on Oahu."
6. Returning Corrupt Donations?  2/3 of Politicians Keeping the Money
7. HB2024 Becomes a ‘Big Win’ for Astronomy
8. 3rd Reading: Senate Sends 120 Bills to Conference Committees
9. Erasing Captain Cook:  Resolution moves to Senate
10. Gerard Puana's terroristic threatening case pushed back to May
11. Katherine Kealoha won’t be taking the witness stand to testify against her brother after all
12. Third Lawsuit Filed Against City Alleging Honolulu Police Caused Crash
13. Police Misconduct Records Lawsuit Costs Honolulu Taxpayers Another $83,000
14. Is Hawaii seeing a rise in COVID cases?
15. Falls of Clyde Removal Plan Designed to Fail?

1. HB1823: Legislators Sneak Same Day Assisted Suicide
2. Audit: DHS Skipping Criminal Background Checks on Foster Parents
3. Reining in the State’s Emergency Powers; Why we Must Restore Checks and Balances
4. Tribal Consultation Bill Hits Alaska-Hawaii Snag 
5. State Judiciary at Work--Gambling, Drugs and Witness Tampering: Now Taxpayers to Pay for Ex-Cop’s Lawyer
6. It’s down to 8 candidates for Honolulu police chief
7. Ige: BWS Could Quickly Eliminate Water Crisis by Repairing Wells
8. SB514: Ige supports $300 taxpayer rebate plan
9. Blangiardi, Kiaaina Illegally spending COVID-19 relief funds without Council Authorization
10. Senate mistakenly proposes $51 billion for community colleges
11. A key tax credit for working class families is about to expire
12. Hawaii Review Board Recommends No Charges Against Police In 4 Deaths
13. Brother of Kathrine Kealoha tied to illegal drug dealing in Day 5 of criminal trial
14. Hawaii reaches pandemic milestone -- no COVID-19 cases in the ICU for the first time
15. Biden Admin Finally Gets Around to Appointing COFA Negotiator
16. Maui Voters Set To Vote On 11 Changes To County Government
17. Bill 38: City Outlaws Senior Class Photos on Beach
18. Crime: Will Military Rule Waikiki ‘Off Limits’?
19. Nobody Wants Haiku Stairs Demolished

1. DPP Scandal Spreads to Liquor Commission?
2. Has US Rep. Kai Kahele Given Up On Washington?
3. Political scheming taints tourism bill
4. Meth Dealer snared in Miske-related drug bust to be sentenced
5. HB1644: Idiot Legislators Want to Ban Firefighting Foam
6. A Record Number of Hawai‘i Workers Quit Their Jobs in 2021

1. Auditor Persecution Continues
2. Army invites public comments on draft EIS for Pōhakuloa Training Area
3. Hawaii taxpayers deserve a rebate — a big one
4. Hawaii lawmakers propose $300 rebate checks
5. UHPA: UH Faculty Approve 14.35% Pay Hike
6. 246 Candidates Pull Papers
7. To Keep Housing Prices High, BWS is Slow Walking New Well and Already Using Fake Crisis to Block New Construction
8. Sylvia Luke Thinks You Will Sell Your Vote for $300
9. House Corruption Commission has done nothing 
10. Special Purpose Revenue Bonds: Jon Riki Karamatsu pushing Another Garbage Burner for Oahu
11. Commercial Property Tax Bills Jump 40%

1. Hawaii Legislative Session: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
2. Hawaii Land Use Policy Designed to Keep Housing Expensive
3. Kahala Beach Stabber is Grandson of former Judicial Selection Chair--Did he get special treatment?
4. Ige to Declare Water Emergency to Hasten Drilling of New Wells?
5. Arrest a ‘Long time Coming’ -- Now Top DPS Trainer Gets Paid Vacation as Reward for Being Arrested
6. More Amendments: Maunakea Management Authority Bill Passes Committee, Heads to Senate Floor for Final Vote
7. Corrupt DPP Delays Cost Homeowners Money
8. Will Hawaiian Airlines Be Acquired Next?
9. Panel awards 5% pay raises to Maui mayor, council
10. Republican State Senate Candidate is Leading Maui Anti-Vaxxer
11. Kauaʻi 2022 election notification in the mail
12. Now that Captain Cook is Gone -- Bill calls for markers at significant sites to honor former President Barack Obama
13. Why Waimanalo Gulch Will Remain Open

1. PIT Count: Chronic Homeless up 18% in Hawaii
2. New Monitoring Wells to be Installed at Red Hill
3. Top Department of Public Safety Training Officer Attested by Attorney General
4. Embezzlement: Feds Nail Another Top ILWU Longshore Division Official
5. Honolulu Officers Detail Katherine Kealoha’s Role In Probe Of Her Brother
6. Kauai Council Meth Ring: Plead Guilty in Federal Court, Innocent in State Court
7. Thought Control: Legislature Votes to Obliterate All Memory of Captain Cook
8. Developer Giveaway: Hawaii Senate Budget Proposal Waste $350M on Aloha Stadium Project
9. No legislation after months of Auditor Attacks Disguised as Hawaii land management hearings
10. Shakedown: Earthjustice Exploits Seabirds to Shake Down Resorts for Money

1. How the Jones Act helps thwart ‘Buy American’ policy
2. SB2695 SD2 HD1 a needless delay tactic for cryptocurrency
3. ‘Empty homes’ tax resolution has good intentions, but that’s all
4. Study: Hawaii most 'inclusive' state
5. Where Hawaii Ranks: American cities with the highest rents
6. KIUC Rate Hikes Far Lower than HECO's      
7. $19.6 Billion cost of Batteries to power Oahu for Three Cloudy Days
8. TAT to become Slush Fund for Eco-Activist groups
9. Taxpayer Rebate is Back -- $300
10. Fired Navy captain privately raised Red Hill concerns, but had a different story publicly
11. Who Needs Rail?  Kalihi Transformation with or without Line
12. Survey: Big Island doctors face many challenges
13. Firefighters get pay raise, HPD up next
14. Murder suspect, son of Honolulu police officers, did not receive special treatment, Chief Rade Vanic says
15. Commission Says Honolulu Should Fund Defense For Cops In Lindani Myeni Killing
16. Eviction cases on the rise as Hawaii tenants struggle to stay in their homes

1. The Great Earned Income Tax Credit Hunt
2. Poll: Lt Gov Race Wide Open
3. Class of 2022 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled
4. HPD Sued for Violating Second Amendment Rights (again) 
5. Djou to Run for CD2?  ‘Not as Republican’
6. Ethics: DPP Director Writes Vacation Rental Rules to Benefit Wife   
7. 9 Years of Delay: Ex-cop in missing drug evidence case makes Judge Reschedule Trial (again)
8. Rail May Not Make It To Ala Moana, But Developers Have Already Cashed In
9. Ige: Mauna Kea stewardship bill would ’end astronomy’ on Hawaii Island
10. SB775: Illegal ‘Gut And Replace’ Bill to Fund HTA
11. Key Primary Election Dates Approaching
12. Some patients wait months for care as Hawaii's doctor shortage worsens
13. Doing the Job the State Cannot Do: Federal agents, police target fugitives and sex offenders in joint operation on Kauai--Homeless Population Reduced by Arrests

1. Red Hill Captain Relieved--Rear Admiral Takes Over
2. State Let Double Rapist out of Prison--Then the Feds Got Involved
3. One-time teacher pay increase could cost Hawaii millions
4. 9th Circuit Allows Class Action Suit over Lack of Female Locker Rooms in Hawaii DoE Schools 
5. Hawaii Safe Travels to become ‘Regenerative Tourism’ Spy Program?
6. Corporate Interests, NIMBYs and Political Ambition: How Middle Ground Solutions are Removed from Consideration
7. DoE Superintendent: Only Two Applicants from Hawaii--BoE Extends Deadline to Make Inevitable Result Look Good
8. After Year of HGEA Being Paid to do ‘Training’, State Lunatic Hospital will Finally Open
9. Hawaii Lawmakers Propose Raising OHA’s Share Of Ceded Land Revenue
10. Landfill Advisory Committee rejects proposed sites for new Oahu landfill
11. News from Maui: Duck Still Quacking
12. No-bail detainee awaiting murder trial gets unguarded release for funeral
13. Gambling raid at building owned by monster home developer
14. Three Honolulu Homeless Shelters Are Closing, Leaving Clients With Uncertainty
15. Hawaii’s Wildlife is Dying of Thirst, On Purpose

1. Sylvia Luke Buys Lt Governorship by Giving Lots of Money to HSTA
2. Immigration Fraud Plea Bargain in Philippine Church Case
3. Justice Department Alleges Disability Discrimination in Hawaii Condos
4. BWS: 5-7 Years of ‘No Development’ While New Well Comes Online
5. ‘Affordable Housing’--Palolo Homes Center of $80M Extortion Scheme?
6. HTA ‘Regenerative Tourism’ Slush Fund --$250K Golf Tourney
7. Hawaii legislators consider allowing corrupt DPP to seize properties without court proceedings
8. Hu Honua price increases to consumers would be locked in for 30 years
9. Anti-GMO Activists Fail in attempt to Exploit Audit of ADC
10. $47M a Year for ‘Free’ Dental Care 
11. New jail should be part of reform
12. California Criminal Comes to Maui, Stabs Neighbor, Gets Probation Again

1. Maui Council unanimously approves resolution seeking Jones Act waiver -- Hawaii County Next?
2. SB514: $100 Taxpayer Refund is Still Possible
3. Honolulu job growth outpacing new housing supply 32-1
4. A Tax Game-Changer for Nonprofits
5. The Fix is In: Unions Select Green-Luke as Your Next Governor, LG
6. Hawaii County Council to consider 10 cent gas tax reduction
7. SB3334: Still Time to Kill Stadium Boondoggle
8. Maunakea bill scheduled for final committee
9. I stopped accepting invitations to lecture college classes after it became trendy to boycott, picket and demand apologies from speakers

1. Is Council District 2 Reserved for Crime Families?
2. Akina: Success of OHA’s Grants Program is a Strong Reason to Increase OHA’s PLT Share
3. Red Hill Closure Fake?
4. Maui Taser Lawsuit Filed
5. Annual Report: UIPA Requests for FY2021
6. 204 Candidates Pull Papers
7. Security Guards Checking ID of Capitol Visitors
8. Election Fraud in Hawaii: This Year, it is Trumpster Conspiracy Theories that help Nago Get Over
9. The ‘Miske Enterprise’: Trial For The Accused Crime Boss Is Being Postponed Again
10. Puana friend testifies about drug binges and drug deals
11. Pentagon review highlights abusive behavior reports at Kaneohe base
12. Chinatown: 800 Bums Leaving

1. Corruption Reforms: What They Left Out
2. PEW: Hawaii Still Not Meeting Pension Funding Obligations
3. Overtime Games: HGEA grab for 4-day week for state employees is actually a 3-day week
4. State reapportionment pits two sitting Hawaii senators against each other
5. Prosecutor describes doctor at center of Kealoha scandal as leader of drug ring
6. Senate Set To Vote On Making State Police Shooting Board Permanent
7. Oahu Crime Wave after COVID Mass releases of Criminals